im in a world of hurt. this time around its from my arse cheek to foot on my left side. also have a hole in my leg that couldnt be closed up; not enough loose skin. honestly i think this is more painful then the broken collar bone i had in March. what a F'ing year of bike racing. im too old for this. later.

Yeah, 3m Nexcare bandages will flex better than anything else, which is what you'll need on knuckles. I'd just keep them lubed with vaseline or ointment (I like the anesthetic neosporin). From my own experience, the healing occurs beneath the wound, not on the surface. Anything you do to the surface should be to prevent infection and maximize comfort. If it can heal under tegaderm or toughpads, it can heal under a bandaid.

If they're really bad, you can get some of that tubular bandage stuff and cut a couple non-stick pads, coat with neosporin, and let the tubulars hold them on. You'll look like a burn victim though.

Nice 26mph lowside yesterday. My ass is all buggered up with road rash along with my left knee and ankle bone. Not as bad as in times past but still sucks.
I jumped in the tub and scrubbed the **** out of it with a stiff brush then right on with the 3m. Shoulder Xray this morning was positive, everything in place but a small clavicle fracture and sprain between that and the shoulder. I have 15 days before I need to use the shoulder in anger but am optimistic.

I've gone down twice this year, both minor crashes with a little road rash. An issue I've had is that the road rash is always (at least partially) on a knee or elbow and bandages, etc. never like to stay on. Here's what I did:
Buy some kinesio tape (my buddy is a PT and he gave me a roll). Fold a piece of gauze to fit over the rash. Put some antibiotic over the area, place the gauze over it. Cut the kinesio tape so that it fits over the gauze and extends a little more on the edges, at least an inch. Peel the back off of the tape but don't stretch it. Place the tape over the gauze, using as many pieces as necessary. It ends up being like a giant flexi-band aid that lasts longer and can be any size you like.

You can also do this over tegaderm. It makes the injured area more presentable in public and doesn't irritate the skin as much as regular tape.

Also, i think i banged my knee pretty hard (almost direct hit at 20mph). Will be seeing the orthopedic people tomorrow first thing at 8:30am. Somehow i have the bad feeling that i won't be riding for 3-4 weeks...

Question: I crashed about a month and a half ago, everything healed up quite nicely in about 3-4 weeks. All of the wounds/scratches/bruises and perfectly normal, just as if they were never damaged, but they won't heal back to my normal skin colour anymore. They're all pink, red or yellowish brown colour and easily noticeable every time I look at them. What can I do to fix this? I was thinking something like vitamin E? Thanks!

"You lack motivation because cycling is a stupid sport with no upside that takes way too much time out of your life to be mediocre at." - Racer Ex

Question: I crashed about a month and a half ago, everything healed up quite nicely in about 3-4 weeks. All of the wounds/scratches/bruises and perfectly normal, just as if they were never damaged, but they won't heal back to my normal skin colour anymore. They're all pink, red or yellowish brown colour and easily noticeable every time I look at them. What can I do to fix this? I was thinking something like vitamin E? Thanks!

Give yourself some time, it is just new skin that hasn't been tanned.

"if you ride it the way it's meant to be ridden there's no way any wife is less of a ***** than a bicycle." - gstein

I've got several square inches of skin on and just below my right elbow that are permanently devoid of freckles (I have very freckled arms, so it is quite noticeable) thanks to repeated crashes and accumulated scar tissue. Life is going to mark you up a bit. Accept it. Embrace it.